Display-holder.



F: BURGHARDT. DISPLAY HOLDER.

APPLICATION rum) Nov. s, 1912.

1,056,002. 1 ,t,yn'eelA Mar. 18, 1913.

FREDERICK BURGHARDT, 0F BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

:DISPLAY-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 18,1913.

Application iled November 8, 1912. Serial No. 730,128.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, FREDERICK BURG- HARDT, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing atBrooklyn, county of Kings, and State of New York,have invented a new and Improved Display-I-Iolder, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to a holder of novel construction or carryingribbons, laces and similar articles of merchandise, and for displayingthe same to the purchaser.

The holder is so constructed as not to encumber the counter, and thatwhile it renders the goods readily accessible, they are protectedagainst objectionable handling.

In the accompanying drawing: Figure 1 is a sectional perspective viewof'a display holder embodying my invention; Fig. 2 a longitudinalsection thereof, and Fig. 8 a detail of a modification of one of therests.

The holder comprises essentially a box of suitable conguration andhaving an open bottom, a closed top 10, sides 11 and ends 12. From thetop 10 depend a plurality of spaced parallel alternating partitions 13,14 that are secured to ends 12 and divide the box into a correspondingnumber of oblong compartments 15; To the lower ends or' partitions 13are secured rests 16 that project rom both sides thereof and extendpartly across the two adjoining compartments 15, leaving however aclearance 17 between its edges and the flanking partitions 14. The restsare formed preferably of longitudinal strips of rigid material which maybe either curved in cross section as shown in Fig. 1, or angular asshown in Fig. 3.

The holder' constructed as described is adapted to be sustained orsuspended in an overhead position by suitable means. Thus it may besuspended from the ceiling, supported on an easel, or be secured to thewall by nails engaging openings 18 which are formed in one of the sides11.

In use, balls of ribbon 19, bolts of lace 20 or other foldable articlesof merchandise are placed upon the rests 16, s0 that their unreeled endswill depend below the holder within view of the seller and purchaser. Itany particular article is to be removed, it may be readily lifted oi therest by passing the hand up through the clearance 17, through which thedepending end of such article protrudes. Ribbon balls or similar smallergoods will become nested within the rests, so that the unreeled ends ofthe ribbons will directly overhang the edges of the latter. Lace boltsand similar larger articles will however be supported with their loweredges only upon the rests, while their upperedges will lean against theadjoining plain partitions 14 or sides 11, so that the unreeled ends ofthe laces will hang down along the latter.

It will be seen that my holder is of simple construction, protects thegoods to a great extent from dust, and that while permitting readyaccess, it prevents the goods from being unduly handled or thrown about.

If desired, the partitions may be so attached to the box that they maybe shifted laterally therein, and thus regulate the width of thecompartments.

I claim:

1. A display holder comprising a box having an open bottom, a pluralityof partitions that divide the box into a number ot compartments, andrests on the lower ends of alternate partitions that extend partlyacross adjoining compartments.

2. A display holder comprising a box having an open bottom, means forsustaining said box in an overhead position, a plurality ofpartitionsthat divide the box intoa number of compartments, and restsprojecting laterally from both sides of alternate partitions andextending partly across adjoining compartments.

FREDERICK BURGI-IARDT.

Witnesses:

FRANK v. BRJEsEN, KATHERYNE KooH.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for iive cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C. f

